PHIL 205 - 19th Century European Philosophy

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

19th Century European thought, sometimes referred to specifically as “post-Kantian” philosophy, was distinctively shaped by responses to Immanuel Kant’s work on epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. After introducing the conceptual landscape via an overview of Kant’s work, this course focuses on three influential 19th Century philosophers — Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche — and their treatment of questions concerning such wide-ranging issues as consciousness, knowledge, sociality, morality, history, politics, aesthetics, and even the nature of philosophy itself. Rebecca Harrison.

Prerequisite(s): One 100-level course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS